The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 91 calls of service from Sept. 25 through Oct. 1. The calls included: September 25 Deputies responded to a report in Culbertson of a female yelling and running around her vehicle. Deputies told her not to disturb her neighbors. Deputies responded to a report of a burglary at a farmhouse near Brockton. Deputies observed broken windows where

Froid School Oct. 9: Breakfast burritos, hashbrowns, Go-gurts and fruit. Oct. 10: Barbecue chicken sandwiches, baked beans, fries and fruit. Oct. 11: Beef stroganoff over noodles, buns, veggies and dessert. Oct. 12: Grilled cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, fruit and veggies. Culbertson School Oct. 9: Chicken drummies, tater tots and cooked carrots. Oct. 10: Cheeseburgers, curly

During a tele townhall call with Montana residents last week, U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont, stressed his dedication of reducing the federal deficit and cutting spending. Rosendale noted the $33 trillion federal deficit. He said the government brings in $5 trillion each year and spends $7 trillion. “The math is simple folks,” Rosendale said. “We can’t continue kicking the can down

Culbertson Oct. 6: Soup, sandwiches and dessert. Oct. 10: Ham and eggs, hashbrowns and dessert. Oct. 13: Fish and chips, vegetable and dessert. *** Bainville Oct. 10: Potato soup, chicken salad sandwiches and dessert. Oct. 12: Tator tot casserole, vegetable, dessert. Oct. 17: Chicken enchiladas, rice, vegetable and dessert. *** Froid Oct. 4: Spaghetti, garlic bread and dessert.

A dedicated group of Montana educators are becoming “history missionaries” as part of the Teacher Leaders in Montana History program. New Teacher Leader Fellows include Glasgow middle school teacher Laurie Enebo and Bainville fifth- and seventh- grade teachers April Wills and Elysia Bain. According to Bain, “Being a Teacher Leader in the Montana history program supports me in providing

The Montana Supreme Court last week upheld Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s decision to block a proposed ballot initiative that could have asked Montana voters to place a hard cap on property tax collections next year. Modeled on California’s landmark Prop 13, the initiative would have capped property tax collections for specific properties at 1% of their assessed value. It would also

National Newspaper Week is being celebrated for the 82nd annual year. The dates of recognition this year are Oct. 2-8. Few communities should know better than our own area when it comes to understanding the importance of newspapers. This newspaper’s publisher and owner, Darla Downs, spent countless hours to make sure state statute was followed regarding the county attorney’s election. Her

There’s been a lot of hand-wringing in recent years about the death of local newspapers, those bastions of democracy and chroniclers of community. While the loss of any newspaper hurts the people they serve, residents of rural areas and small towns are hit especially hard when a newspaper shuts down. When a local newspaper closes, citizens lose impartial news and information about town and